BRUSH CUCKOO

The only photograph I could get, taken at Cattana Wetlands, Cains, Queensland October 2015

715         BRUSH CUCKOO             Cacomantis variolosus

Australia         (557)

Found in rainforests, forests, woodlands, mangroves, scrubby roadsides. 22-26 cm. Range: coastal n. and e. Aust., regular breeding migrant to se. Aust., mostly in forests of Dividing Ra. in se. Q, NSW and e. Vic., arriving Sept.-Oct., departing Feb.-April; casual nw. Vic mallee, adjacent SA. In n. Aust. both resident and passage migrant. Common in n., uncommon in s. Aust.

CICADABIRD

Photographed at Centennial Lakes, Cains, Queensland October 2015

714           CICADABIRD             Coracina tenuirostris

Australia           (556)

Found in the canopy of rainforests, eucalyptus forests, woodlands; paperbarks, mangroves. 24-26 cm. Range: coastal n. Aust.: from Kimberley (WA) to Cape York (Q); e. Aust., s. to e. of Melbourne (Vic.); casual s. SA. Breeding migrant in se. Just., winters in n. Aust., PNG. Uncommon.

VARIED HONEYEATER

Photographed on The Esplanade, Cairns, Queensland October 2015

713           VARIED HONEYEATER              Lichenostomus versicolor

Australia           (555)

Found in coastal scrubs,adjacent woodlands; mangroves; trees on suburban waterfronts; streets, gardens of coastal towns. 18-21 cm. Range: coastal ne. Q and islands, from Cape York s. to Halifax Bay. In Townsville-Cardwell region (Q), interbreeds with Mangrove Honeyeater. Locally common, sedentary.